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PV 10 /Rose Bengal Compassionate Use begins

Forums General Melanoma Community PV 10 /Rose Bengal Compassionate Use begins

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    James from Sydney
    Participant

      For those of you with non Visceral Melanoma,  Provectus has started Compassionate Use of PV 10 here in Australia, it will be also available in the US soon. The previous Trials had success on a limited use basis which meant you could only have a number of injections on a certain amount of tumors only. This Compassionate use will be a lot more flexible. All the data from this will help set up the Protocol for Phase 3 Trals. I found this email for enquiries,  [email protected]

      best wishes

      James

      For those of you with non Visceral Melanoma,  Provectus has started Compassionate Use of PV 10 here in Australia, it will be also available in the US soon. The previous Trials had success on a limited use basis which meant you could only have a number of injections on a certain amount of tumors only. This Compassionate use will be a lot more flexible. All the data from this will help set up the Protocol for Phase 3 Trals. I found this email for enquiries,  [email protected]

      best wishes

      James

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        killmel
        Participant

          Hi All,

           

          Great news, James. Thanks for the post.

          Has anyone taken Pv-10 and does it work. Any feedback would be appreciated!

           

          Thanks Jan

          killmel
          Participant

            Hi All,

             

            Great news, James. Thanks for the post.

            Has anyone taken Pv-10 and does it work. Any feedback would be appreciated!

             

            Thanks Jan

            SusanE
            Participant

              Hi James. I do appreciate this post. Thank you. I know PV10 was a treatment we were interested in. It seemed to have good results, and people posted often about it last year and possibly early this year, but boy when the trials close you just don't hear much. I am glad to know this is an option. So far Jerry is still just dealing with little intransits. I wonder if it will be available for Stage III??

               

              thank you again,

              Susan and Jerry

              SusanE
              Participant

                Hi James. I do appreciate this post. Thank you. I know PV10 was a treatment we were interested in. It seemed to have good results, and people posted often about it last year and possibly early this year, but boy when the trials close you just don't hear much. I am glad to know this is an option. So far Jerry is still just dealing with little intransits. I wonder if it will be available for Stage III??

                 

                thank you again,

                Susan and Jerry

                PHStrader
                Participant

                  I have been researching melanoma drugs for the last six months and based on what I have found PV-10 looks to be one of the more promissing investigational new melanoma drugs currently being tested in FDA / TGA trials right now. Based on the published Phase 2 results it looks like PV-10 works as well or better than any of the other new melanoma drugs. Objective and Complete response results are better than the other new melanoma drugs and from what I have read the side effects are minimal to moderate. Provectus Pharmaceuticals currently has over 40 patients enrolled in the PV-10 compassionate use program and is in discussion with the FDA designing their Phase 3 trial. I would definately look into PV-10 as an option.  http://www.pvct.com

                  Dennis

                  PHStrader
                  Participant

                    I have been researching melanoma drugs for the last six months and based on what I have found PV-10 looks to be one of the more promissing investigational new melanoma drugs currently being tested in FDA / TGA trials right now. Based on the published Phase 2 results it looks like PV-10 works as well or better than any of the other new melanoma drugs. Objective and Complete response results are better than the other new melanoma drugs and from what I have read the side effects are minimal to moderate. Provectus Pharmaceuticals currently has over 40 patients enrolled in the PV-10 compassionate use program and is in discussion with the FDA designing their Phase 3 trial. I would definately look into PV-10 as an option.  http://www.pvct.com

                    Dennis

                    PHStrader
                    Participant

                      I have been researching melanoma drugs for the last six months and based on what I have found PV-10 looks to be one of the more promissing investigational new melanoma drugs currently being tested in FDA / TGA trials right now. Based on the published Phase 2 results it looks like PV-10 works as well or better than any of the other new melanoma drugs. Objective and Complete response results are better than the other new melanoma drugs and from what I have read the side effects are minimal to moderate. Provectus Pharmaceuticals currently has over 40 patients enrolled in the PV-10 compassionate use program and is in discussion with the FDA designing their Phase 3 trial. I would definately look into PV-10 as an option.  http://www.pvct.com

                      Dennis

                      PHStrader
                      Participant

                        I have been researching melanoma drugs for the last six months and based on what I have found PV-10 looks to be one of the more promissing investigational new melanoma drugs currently being tested in FDA / TGA trials right now. Based on the published Phase 2 results it looks like PV-10 works as well or better than any of the other new melanoma drugs. Objective and Complete response results are better than the other new melanoma drugs and from what I have read the side effects are minimal to moderate. Provectus Pharmaceuticals currently has over 40 patients enrolled in the PV-10 compassionate use program and is in discussion with the FDA designing their Phase 3 trial. I would definately look into PV-10 as an option.  http://www.pvct.com

                        Dennis

                          LynnLuc
                          Participant

                            I would like to know if this and what treatments are available for people with auto immune disease…like rheumatoid arthritus. I never realized how many people with melanoma stage 4 cannot take Ipi or PLX 4032 or any of the other "promising" treatments because of their disease and are reduced to using only conventional chemotherapy….I am blessed to not have any autoimmune diseases…but many of my friends do…anyone know anything "new" out there for them?

                            PHStrader
                            Participant

                              Hello Lynn.

                              I checked with Provectus Pharmaceuticals and asked them if patients with auto immune diseases…like rheumatoid arthritus could qualify for their PV-10 Phase 3 Trial or their Compassionate Use Program and this is the answer I received.  I hope this helps. Have a great day!

                              Dennis, I’ve checked with Eric Wachter who runs our clinical trial programs.  He says “This is not a current exclusion criterion.”  So, the answer to your question is “yes.”

                              Please let me know of anything else.

                              Thanks!

                              Pete

                              Peter R. Culpepper, CFO, COO
                              Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                              7327 Oak Ridge Highway
                              Knoxville, TN 37931 USA
                              O:  866.594.5999 ext. 30
                              M:  865.235.5485
                              F:  866.998.0005
                              [email protected]; http://www.pvct.com

                               

                              Jkrywyn
                              Participant

                                Is pv10 being used anywhere? Has it been successful? Is it likely to be a therapy?

                                 

                                 

                                thank you

                                JerryfromFauq
                                Participant

                                  http://www.pvct.com/inthenews.html

                                  http://ecancer.org/news/4542-ecc-2013–pv-10-in-metastatic-melanoma–blistering-predicts-good-outcomes.php

                                  04 Oct 2013   

                                  Injecting cutaneous lesions in Stage III-IV melanoma patients refractory to other treatments with PV-10 provides a viable strategy for maintaining long-term locoregional control, concluded the final analysis of an open label phase 2 trial presented as an abstract at the 2013 European Cancer Congress, 27 September to 1 October, Amsterdam.

                                  Furthermore, the study showed that the number of lesions injected and presence of blistering were both prognostic for outcome.
                                  Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc, (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA), the company behind PV-10 development, believes they now have sufficient information to seek regulatory approval.

                                  Sanjiv Agarwala, Principal Investigator of the study, said, “The take home message is that if you have injectable tumours and inject them with PV-10 there’s a one in two chance that you will achieve a clinical response, and for those patients an additional one in two chance of a non injected lesion responding.”

                                  This, he added was remarkable in a population of patients who were refractory to a median of six previous interventions, over half of whom were aged over 70 years.

                                  PV-10, a 10% solution of Rose Bengal, has been developed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, minimizing the potential for systemic side effects.

                                  JerryfromFauq
                                  Participant

                                    http://www.pvct.com/inthenews.html

                                    http://ecancer.org/news/4542-ecc-2013–pv-10-in-metastatic-melanoma–blistering-predicts-good-outcomes.php

                                    04 Oct 2013   

                                    Injecting cutaneous lesions in Stage III-IV melanoma patients refractory to other treatments with PV-10 provides a viable strategy for maintaining long-term locoregional control, concluded the final analysis of an open label phase 2 trial presented as an abstract at the 2013 European Cancer Congress, 27 September to 1 October, Amsterdam.

                                    Furthermore, the study showed that the number of lesions injected and presence of blistering were both prognostic for outcome.
                                    Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc, (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA), the company behind PV-10 development, believes they now have sufficient information to seek regulatory approval.

                                    Sanjiv Agarwala, Principal Investigator of the study, said, “The take home message is that if you have injectable tumours and inject them with PV-10 there’s a one in two chance that you will achieve a clinical response, and for those patients an additional one in two chance of a non injected lesion responding.”

                                    This, he added was remarkable in a population of patients who were refractory to a median of six previous interventions, over half of whom were aged over 70 years.

                                    PV-10, a 10% solution of Rose Bengal, has been developed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, minimizing the potential for systemic side effects.

                                    JerryfromFauq
                                    Participant

                                      http://www.pvct.com/inthenews.html

                                      http://ecancer.org/news/4542-ecc-2013–pv-10-in-metastatic-melanoma–blistering-predicts-good-outcomes.php

                                      04 Oct 2013   

                                      Injecting cutaneous lesions in Stage III-IV melanoma patients refractory to other treatments with PV-10 provides a viable strategy for maintaining long-term locoregional control, concluded the final analysis of an open label phase 2 trial presented as an abstract at the 2013 European Cancer Congress, 27 September to 1 October, Amsterdam.

                                      Furthermore, the study showed that the number of lesions injected and presence of blistering were both prognostic for outcome.
                                      Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc, (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA), the company behind PV-10 development, believes they now have sufficient information to seek regulatory approval.

                                      Sanjiv Agarwala, Principal Investigator of the study, said, “The take home message is that if you have injectable tumours and inject them with PV-10 there’s a one in two chance that you will achieve a clinical response, and for those patients an additional one in two chance of a non injected lesion responding.”

                                      This, he added was remarkable in a population of patients who were refractory to a median of six previous interventions, over half of whom were aged over 70 years.

                                      PV-10, a 10% solution of Rose Bengal, has been developed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue, minimizing the potential for systemic side effects.

                                      Jkrywyn
                                      Participant

                                        Is pv10 being used anywhere? Has it been successful? Is it likely to be a therapy?

                                         

                                         

                                        thank you

                                        Jkrywyn
                                        Participant

                                          Is pv10 being used anywhere? Has it been successful? Is it likely to be a therapy?

                                           

                                           

                                          thank you

                                          PHStrader
                                          Participant

                                            Hello Lynn.

                                            I checked with Provectus Pharmaceuticals and asked them if patients with auto immune diseases…like rheumatoid arthritus could qualify for their PV-10 Phase 3 Trial or their Compassionate Use Program and this is the answer I received.  I hope this helps. Have a great day!

                                            Dennis, I’ve checked with Eric Wachter who runs our clinical trial programs.  He says “This is not a current exclusion criterion.”  So, the answer to your question is “yes.”

                                            Please let me know of anything else.

                                            Thanks!

                                            Pete

                                            Peter R. Culpepper, CFO, COO
                                            Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                            7327 Oak Ridge Highway
                                            Knoxville, TN 37931 USA
                                            O:  866.594.5999 ext. 30
                                            M:  865.235.5485
                                            F:  866.998.0005
                                            [email protected]; http://www.pvct.com

                                             

                                            LynnLuc
                                            Participant

                                              I would like to know if this and what treatments are available for people with auto immune disease…like rheumatoid arthritus. I never realized how many people with melanoma stage 4 cannot take Ipi or PLX 4032 or any of the other "promising" treatments because of their disease and are reduced to using only conventional chemotherapy….I am blessed to not have any autoimmune diseases…but many of my friends do…anyone know anything "new" out there for them?

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